Maltese Star-Thistle
探検植物
Maltese Star-Thistle
centaurea melitensis
The Maltese Star-Thistle has bright yellow flowers that look like little stars! This plant is fun to find in the wild and is a food source for many insects.
生息地: It typically grows in sunny grasslands and open fields.
外見
The Maltese Star-Thistle has bright yellow, solitary flowers with sharp, spiny bracts that look like tiny stars or sunbursts. Its stems are slender and often branched, giving the plant a somewhat bushy appearance, and its leaves are grayish-green, often lobed or toothed.
界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Magnoliopsida目Asterales科Asteraceae属Centaurea
カテゴリ
植物レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
It's an expert at surviving droughts, thanks to its super-long root system!
Its 'star' name comes from the spiky bracts beneath its yellow flowers!
The seeds have a feathery parachute, helping them float away on the wind to new homes!
This plant is often called a 'weed' because it's so good at growing almost anywhere!
特殊能力
能力
Spiky Shield
Maltese Star-Thistle has sharp spines around its flowers and leaves that help protect it from hungry animals.
能力
Rooty Reach
This plant can grow a super long taproot, helping it find water deep underground during dry spells.
能力
Seed Shower
Maltese Star-Thistle produces many seeds that can spread far, helping it pop up in lots of new places.
サイズと詳細
- 高さ
- 10-90 cm
- 広がり
- 30-60 cm
- 花の大きさ
- 1-2 cm
- 開花時期
- Late spring to mid-summer
- 食用
- はい
- 毒性
- 軽度
- ライフサイクル
- 一年生
- 受粉方法
- 昆虫
生態系とのつながり
pollinates
European Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
collects nectar and pollen
eaten by
Star-thistle Flower Weevil
Larinus curtus
larvae feed on seeds within the flower head
eaten by
Domestic Cattle
Bos taurus
graze on young, less spiny plants
特徴
別名
Maltese ThistleMediterranean ThistleStar Thistle
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Avoid touching the spiky leaves.
よくある質問
Maltese Star-Thistleの高さは何ですか？
10-90 cm
Maltese Star-Thistleの広がりは何ですか？
30-60 cm
Maltese Star-Thistleの花の大きさは何ですか？
1-2 cm
Maltese Star-Thistleの開花時期は何ですか？
Late spring to mid-summer
Maltese Star-Thistleの食用は何ですか？
はい
Maltese Star-Thistleの毒性は何ですか？
軽度
Maltese Star-Thistleのライフサイクルは何ですか？
一年生
Maltese Star-Thistleの受粉方法は何ですか？
昆虫
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